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3rd Ld Writethru: Obama presses for quick action on health care reform
U.S. President Barack Obama pressed for quick actions on health care reform in a speech delivered at a joint session of Congress here Wednesday night. Our collective failure to meet this challenge -- year after year, decade after decade --...
Manatt Expands Reach of Its Growing Healthcare Practice with New Reimbursement, Coverage and Health Policy Capabilities
Manatt, Phelps Phillips, LLP, today announced that Ted R. Mannen, Paul M. Campbell and Annemarie V. Wouters, who focus on reimbursement, coverage and health policy in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and device fields, have joined the firm...
Tata Interactive Systems Initiates Vertical-Focused Learning Solutions for Health Care, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology
Tata Interactive Systems Announces its First Domain-Specific Learning and Consulting Solutions for Health Care Global learning solutions provider-Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)-has recently announced the launch of its first business vertica...
Industrial Distributors Overwhelmingly Oppose Health Care Changes
By a four-to-one margin, industrial distributors are solidly against government being part of any health care reform package, according to a survey conducted by Industrial Distribution magazine (www.Inddist.com). The survey of 634 distribut...
Aetna and the Aetna Foundation Sponsor Health Affairs Issue Offering Solutions to Address Rising Health Care Costs
Aetna (NYSE:AET) and the Aetna Foundation today announced that they have joined with Health Affairs, the preeminent journal of health policy, as the primary sponsor of its September/October issue. The issue focuses on Bending the Cost Curve...
Large Majorities of Public Blame Health Insurers, Drug Industry, Republicans and Business for Problems with Our Current Health Care System
Whatever the public may think about proposals for health care reform, they blame many different parties for the problems with the system we have now. The health insurance and pharmaceutical industries are the most widely blamed, with most p...
Allsup Outlines Role of Social Security Disability Insurance for Obtaining Medicare Benefits
Medicare eligibility is one of the most important benefits, along with monthly income, that comes from receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, according to Allsup (http://www.allsup.com/default.aspx?=PRW09-15), a nat...
Clear Choice Health Plans Moves BPO Services for Claims to The TriZetto Group
Clear Choice Health Plans, Inc. announced that the company and Adaptis, Inc., its business process outsourcing (BPO) vendor, have mutually agreed to terminate their business relationship and that the Company has entered into a five-year con...
Keep America Competitive,a Call to Action for U.S. CEOs to Keep Their Workforces Healthy
WHO: Deborah McKeever, President of EHE International Dr. Dee Edington, Director, University of Michigan Health Management Research Center Dr. Michael Parkinson, M.D., M.P.H., a recognized leader in creating healthy corporate and organizatio...
USA TODAY Highlights Health Care
WASHINGTON -- Angry voters have captured all the attention at town hall meetings across the country this summer, but it's the passionate response from lawmakers that will affect the health care debate when Congress returns. Dozens of lawmak...
Mitchell Discusses Health Insurance Reform with Arizona Seniors
Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) announced today that Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Fox-Pitt, Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller 2009 Bermuda in Boston Insurance Conference...
Free market is best solution for health care
The blessed overlords in Washington, D.C., are telling us if we just put our faith in them, we'll all be taken care of. Besides being a moronic fantasy denying the very notion of scarcity, it's a complete denial of the principles of freedom...
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards' Statement on Health Care Reform
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards' Statement on Health Care Reform Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) released the following statement in support of meaningful health care reform and a robust public health insurance optio...
Senator's Health Care Plan Skips Public Option, Source Says
A proposed health care bill by the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee does not include a government-run insurance plan, a source close to the discussions said Monday. Although the proposal from Sen. Max Baucus excludes a publ...
Study: Health Care Reform Could Prove Costly To Virginians
Every man, woman and child in Virginia would pay $275 for the state's share of the health care reforms favored by the presidential administration, according to a new study from the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, a nonprofit dedicated...
Obama about to make the 'trigger' On Health Care?
President Obama's speech to Congress on Wednesday on health care reform will probably be one of the high-noon moments of his presidency. Surrounded by liberals demanding a government-run public option and centrist Democrats -- along with Re...
Obama Continues Health Care Push
U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with top Congressional Democrats as he continues to push for health care reform, one day before delivering a major address to Congress on the issue. Mr. Obama hosts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senat...
JEC HEARING THURSDAY (9/10): Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage: Assessing Key Census Indicators of Family Well-Being in 2008 September 8, 2009
JEC CHAIR MALONEY To EXAMINE NEW CENSUS DATA ON HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, INCOME, POVERTY JEC to Hold Hearing on Key Family Well Being Indicators to be Released by Census Bureau on Thursday Maloney: On Heels of President's Speech, Expected...
Up to $ 3,800 fine for failing to Get Health Insurance
WASHINGTON_A top senator is calling for fines of up to $3,800 on families who fail to get medical insurance after a health care overhaul goes into effect. The plan from Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana would make health insurance mandat...
Clear Choice Health Plans Unveils New Name, Logo, and Brand Promise
Clear Choice Health Plans, Inc. (OTCBB:CCHN) announced today the unveiling of its new name, Clear One Health Plans, and brand promise, which represents a significant milestone in the company's history and further emphasizes the company's co...
Silverlink Announces Medicare Communications Solutions for Health Plans to Help Beneficiaries With Their 2010 Plan Choices
Silverlink Outreach Helps Beneficiaries Make Informed Decisions --Donna Burtanger, Noted Medicare Expert, Joins Silverlink to Spearhead Medicare Solutions and Consult with Plans on Beneficiary Retention Silverlink Communications(R) Inc., the...
Health Bill Could Benefit 6.6 Million Illegals
As President Obama addresses the nation on health care reform, a new analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 6.6 million uninsured illegal immigrants could receive benefits under the House health reform bill (H.R. 3200...
HCC Life renames short term medical insurance product
HCC Life Insurance Company has renamed its short term medical insurance product to HCC Life Short Term Medical. According to the company, the product, formerly known as the Amigo Short Term Medical Plan, is designed to provide quality healt...
Fact Check: Responding to Opponents of Health Insurance Reform
Fact Check: Responding to Opponents of Health Insurance Reform In meetings with constituents across America, Democratic Senators continued to respond to rumors and lies about the health insurance reform legislation. Below are the top lies c...
Health Insurance Reform - Impact on Seniors
Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about components of America's Affordable Health Choices Act. Their efforts to scare seniors have spared no myth, no method and no misrepresentation. It has gotten so bad, the Chicag...
Murphy Calls for All Members of Congress to Purchase Health Insurance in Health Reform Bill's New Exchange
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (Aspen or the Company) (NYSE: AHL ) today announced the appointment of two senior underwriting executives to develop both its insurance and reinsurance activities and the establishment of an international ca...
Colorado Gets $3.5 Million From Drug Settlement.
Colorado will receive $3.5 million as part of two settlements withdrug manufacturer Pfizer, including $2.8 million as part of a $1 billion Medicaid multistate settlement and $705,000 as part of a $33 million non-Medicaid multistate settleme...
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